British Advance and Gulf War Headlines From Persia and Baghdad
Reported British forces push toward Baghdad with gains of up to 36 miles as Maude recaptures Amara and Kermanshah falls to Russians. Artillery, rolling stock, and weapons captured while the Turkish position weakens. Also coverage of Boy Ed in Berlin and a Philadelphia denial of visits to the Mackay Smith home.
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Maude
Townshend
Ndjer Wa
Keris
Bagdad
Townshend Sar
el Amara
Bedad
Memorial notice for Thomas Anderson and family obituary
Fragments recall a March 19th era death with interment details. Mentions Thomas Anderson, 1531 to 1804 dates, a residence on Thurs day and a later Rock Creek burial. Names include Mrs XE and Fatis S Grfer with references to Gore and Critten.
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Northweer
Treiman Greexour
Sindar Mareh
Alulstine Anderson
Anerson
Rock Creek
Conflicting Reports In Boy Ed Mystery
Government agents report Capt. Boy Ed seen in Philadelphia while Berlin dispatches claim he is in Berlin. Former Ambassador Gerard returns from Germany and says Boy Ed was in Berlin recently but not sure of his current location. Mrs Mackay Smith denies any will by Boy Ed on her daughter Virginia Mackay Smith. Authorities warn that publishing the search details could hinder his capture.
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Bearth Thit
Apt
Cima
Department of Justice
Phila- Heiphin
Germam
Wilson
Philadelphia Evening Ledger
Philadelphia
United States
Roy Mt
Berlin
Jerard
Ed Im
Tim
Secre Seiyor
Ceriman
Boy Tas Presenre
Beerlin
Mia Alexander Mackay Smith
Bishay Mackay-Smith
Virginia G Mackay- Smith
Captain Boy Hd
Macher Smith
South
Twenty -Second Street
Mra Macker Smiths
Horace Johnson
Mackay -Smith
Miss Mackay-Smith
Jackson
Mackay-Smith
Departmenta
Departments
Boy-Ed
von Bhernstorf
Gerard
Germany
Mackhaymith
Alexander Mackay -Smith
Washington
Virginia G. Mackay-Smith
Boy-Ed Linked to Submarine Trip Across U S Cities
Special report notes Capt Karl Boy-Ed allegedly landed from a German submarine in Mexico last August, traveled via El Paso to Kansas City and Los Angeles, supplying Consul Bopp with testimony and funds. It claims Boy-Ed later reached New York and boarded the U-55 at Newport on October 7.
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Washington Post
New York
Karl Boy-Ed
Mexico
el Paso
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Consul Bopp
Boy Fd
Newport
British Ships Lost In Week Ended March 11 report
London reports that thirteen British vessels over 1,608 tons were sunk in the week ended March 11, with four under 1,600 tons and three fishing boats lost. The data, from the Board of Trade, tracks German unrestricted submarine warfare through six weeks, noting 2.3 percent losses of British merchant vessels over 1,600 tons and implying a fragile mercantile fleet amid ongoing U boat campaigns.
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London
United Kingdom
Associated Press
Board of Trade
Great Britain
British Mercantile Marine
China severs ties with Germany and seizes ships in Shanghai
The American minister in Peking reports China has cut diplomatic relations with Germany and handed the German minister his passport. China has seized all German merchant ships in Shanghai with crews disarmed, and guards posted aboard. Authorities warn Germany may view the actions as war through seizure of German properties and private holdings across China.
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Reimsch
Peking
State Department
China
Germany
Paranorta
Shanghai
Navy Department
Portugal
Republic
Japan
Russia
British Press Reports West Front Advances Near Bapaume
London dispatch says British forces advanced north of the Ancre valley and southwest of Bapaume with additional progress near Esarts and Gommecourt. Allied bombardments north of the Somme and east of Arras followed, while German withdrawals on a large scale were foreshadowed. In Paris, French war office notes continued progress despite heavy bombardment in the Champagne region and renewed German attacks repulsed with losses.
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London
France
Ancre Valley
Ba- Ppaume
Essarts
Gommecourt
Arran
Armentieres
Somme
Arras
Ypres
Paris
War Office
Maisons de Champagne
Champagne
St Mihiel
Romainville Farm
Meuse
Apremont
Lasaigny
Soissons
Berlin
Cotage
Ancre
Somme Front Retreated Ten Miles Amid German Plan
The Matin claims German staff planned a strategic withdrawal to delay the British attack but Gen Gough thwarted the scheme with methodical artillery. The retreat, initially deliberate, became a rout under pressure from superior British initiative as British troops attacked the Somme and Ancre sectors, suffering heavy losses for Germans.
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Somme
Matin
Gough
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Mas Hareld McCormich
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Te Howard
Mniteneou Alsee
America
Tam
Wecresk
War Department
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Treasury Department
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Mointosk
Ray
Onsuey
John
Ad Hson Chapel
AE Waddey
LE Ot
Belovel
Henrietty Waddey
Restlerce
W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
George P. Zurhorst
Modfrn
F. A. Speare Sons
H Street
Almaos
R. Speare
Wills B. Speare
Sergeon
IU Sc
Funeraib
Blackistone
J H Small & Sons
Florists
Walsirsto
Madison Ave
U. 5
R. Harris & Co., the Jewelers
Teuton
Kaiser
Oriental Republic
Bapaume
Hindenburg
Fron
Maj Moraht
Berliner Tageblatt
Rotterdam
Maj Morght
Pield Marshal von Hindenburgs
Stratez
Tannebere
Erite
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Moraht
Field Marshal
von Hindenburg
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